| 100% | HOIST | 5 | Verb in the song "Sloop John B" |
| 58% | SLOOP | 5 | "___ John B" (song in the jukebox musical "Good Vibrations") |
| 56% | SLOOP | 5 | John B, in song |
| 54% | SEW | 3 | Verb in the The Sound of Music song "Do-Re-Mi" |
| 53% | WIND | 4 | "Candle in the ___" (Elton John song) |
| 52% | CANDLE | 6 | __ in the Wind, song by Taupin and John |
| 52% | CANDLE | 6 | "___ in the Wind," 1973 song by Elton John |
| 52% | CANDLE | 6 | "___ in the Wind," 1974 song by Elton John |
| 52% | SLOOP | 5 | The John B of song |
| 51% | SLOOP | 5 | "___ John B" (1966 hit song for the Beach Boys) |
| 51% | CANDLE | 6 | __ in the Wind, Elton John song for Marilyn Monroe |
| 50% | SLOOP | 5 | The John B of song, e.g. |
| 48% | WIND | 4 | "Candle in the ___," song by Elton John that was written in honor of Marilyn Monroe |
| 48% | SLOOP | 5 | Sailing vessel (like the "John B" in a Beach Boys song) [anagram of LOOPS] |
| 45% | HATH | 4 | Verb in the first telegraph message |
| 45% | SUE | 3 | Peggy, in the song |
| 44% | WAYTORUN | 8 | In the song, "Fa, a long, long __" |
| 44% | LOLA | 4 | Showgirl in the song "Copacabana" |
| 44% | USA | 3 | "R.O.C.K. in the ___" (John Mellencamp hit song) |
| 43% | HATH | 4 | Verb in the world's first telegraph message |
| 43% | RISE | 4 | Sun's verb in the morning |
| 43% | RICO | 4 | Bad guy in the song "Copacabana" |
| 43% | SLOOP | 5 | John B of song |
| 43% | SLOOP | 5 | John B. of song |
| 43% | USA | 3 | "R.O.C.K. in the ___" (John Mellencamp Top 10 song) |
| 43% | CENTERFIELD | 11 | John Fogerty song about baseball with the lyrics "Put me in coach, I'm ready to play today" |
| 43% | THEFIRE | 7 | In the song, Billy Joel didn't start it |
| 43% | ART | 3 | First verb in the Lord's Prayer |
| 43% | DIAL | 4 | Anachronistic verb in the age of smartphones |
| 43% | ELSIE | 5 | Woman from Chelsea, in the song "Cabaret" |